Maternal and Child Health

The world’s best-dressed nurse is in Sierra Leone: #SheLeadsTheWorld

By Mary Kate Wilson · March 1, 2024

For International Women's Day 2024, CARE and acclaimed photographer Nigel Barker traveled to Sierra Leone to capture the essence and power of women's leadership through portraiture. Kadiatu was just one of the leaders the team met with.

Sudan: camels provide a lifeline to rural patients in need of help

By Shakir Elhassan with Reid Davis · January 29, 2024

CARE Sudan is using camels to ship lifesaving medical supplies to remote areas in East and South Jebel Marra in the southwestern section of the country.

A birth story from Sierra Leone: “Take my baby, mama. I’m going to die”

By Jacky Habib · November 10, 2023

Isatu's story of losing her daughter to childbirth complications in Sierra Leone, highlighting the dire need for accessible maternal healthcare.

“Even here, we are not safe”: Refugees in Chad face extreme hardship as conflict continues in Sudan

By CARE Staff · August 16, 2023

What is happening in Sudan continues to affect the wider region. Sudanese refugees still face extreme hardships once they arrive in Chad. The humanitarian crisis has affected over 3.3 million people, with women and children suffering the most.

CARE in Sudan: Providing lifesaving health care in one of the world’s most dangerous environments

By Shakir Elhassan · August 9, 2023

During the war in Sudan that began on April 15, 2023, health services were severely disrupted, with medical facilities looted and destroyed. CARE Sudan has been working under extreme conditions to provide rapid support essential health and nutrition services.

Bangladesh: The poorer the mother, the less likely she has access to skilled delivery support

By Sarah Easter · May 19, 2023

Most of the complications from which women die are preventable. Access to maternal care and skilled birth attendants is believed to be of utmost importance in reducing maternal mortality — yet almost half of all births in Bangladesh still take place at home without the help of skilled birth attendants.

CARE Nigeria Works with Influencers at Scale for SBCC Campaign on Childhood Immunization

By Habeeb Sulaiman and Brandie Feuer · December 29, 2022

CARE Nigeria worked with the influencer agency AIfluence to collaborate with 25 trusted messengers from Yobe State to spread awareness about the importance of childhood immunization.

CARE Bangladesh Drives Social Behavioral Change in Access to Antenatal Care

By Priyotosh Das, Nusrat Daud Pritha, and Brandie Feuer · December 27, 2022

Since 2021, CARE Bangladesh has run multiple social behavioral change communication (SBCC) campaigns on Facebook and Instagram addressing health topics such as COVID-19, maternal health, and childhood immunization.

Using Social Media to Change Knowledge About Maternal Health in Iraq

By Brandie Feuer and Huda Ali · December 22, 2022

Through a yearlong Accelerator program with Meta, CARE Iraq set out to learn how social media might complement on-the-ground health programming related to antenatal care or healthcare during pregnancy.

‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

By Tessa Bolton · August 29, 2022

Dr. Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah, the only doctor near the Sudanese village of Gorlangbang, navigates the country’s ongoing military conflict in order to treat patients in a mountain-top clinic without electricity and accessible only by donkey.

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Maternal and Child Health

The world’s best-dressed nurse is in Sierra Leone: #SheLeadsTheWorld

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Sudan: camels provide a lifeline to rural patients in need of help

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A birth story from Sierra Leone: “Take my baby, mama. I’m going to die”

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“Even here, we are not safe”: Refugees in Chad face extreme hardship as conflict continues in Sudan

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CARE in Sudan: Providing lifesaving health care in one of the world’s most dangerous environments

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Bangladesh: The poorer the mother, the less likely she has access to skilled delivery support

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CARE Nigeria Works with Influencers at Scale for SBCC Campaign on Childhood Immunization

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CARE Bangladesh Drives Social Behavioral Change in Access to Antenatal Care

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Using Social Media to Change Knowledge About Maternal Health in Iraq

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‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

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Maternal and Child Health

The world’s best-dressed nurse is in Sierra Leone: #SheLeadsTheWorld

Sudan: camels provide a lifeline to rural patients in need of help

A birth story from Sierra Leone: “Take my baby, mama. I’m going to die”

“Even here, we are not safe”: Refugees in Chad face extreme hardship as conflict continues in Sudan

CARE in Sudan: Providing lifesaving health care in one of the world’s most dangerous environments

Bangladesh: The poorer the mother, the less likely she has access to skilled delivery support

CARE Nigeria Works with Influencers at Scale for SBCC Campaign on Childhood Immunization

CARE Bangladesh Drives Social Behavioral Change in Access to Antenatal Care

Using Social Media to Change Knowledge About Maternal Health in Iraq

‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

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